WATCH ABOVE: Large crowds gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the rockstar treatment in Calgary Tuesday. The PM stopped to shake hands and pose for photos, but he also answered tough questions from Calgarians who’ve lost jobs and struggle to pay the bills. Gary Bobrovitz reports.

“The EI system as it has been set up… is regionally based,” Trudeau said.

“Losing one’s job in one particular area may have much different challenges – as in finding a new job – than in a different area.”

The prime minister said the government targeted the extra EI measures on the “hardest hit regions.” He added “the changes we made to EI on those 12 different regions are but a small part of the shifts we’ve made to EI.”

Trudeau said the Liberals also changed the EI wait period and requirements for new workers and first-time applicants. He also brought up the $250 million in stabilization funding given to the Alberta government.

The government of Canada divides Alberta into four EI regions: Edmonton, Calgary, Northern Alberta and Southern Alberta.

Graphic by Tonia Huynh, Global News

The government has said it picked 12 regions that needed the most help with extra weeks of EI benefits for jobless workers.

“Extending the duration of EI benefits where a rise in unemployment has been sharp and sustained and where there haven’t been signs of recovery,” he explained.

However, Trudeau said Tuesday the government will review and monitor the situation and the impact of the changes.

“Canada is a great country because we work hard and we take care of each other,” Trudeau said.